Raftaar
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Dilin Nair (born 16 November 1988), better known by his stage name Raftaar, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, music producer, composer, dancer, actor and TV personality associated with Hindi, Punjabi and Haryanvi music.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Active from
- 1998
Discography
- Instagram Love2016
- Toh Dishoom (From "Dishoom")2016
- Mantoiyat2018
- Mr. Nair2020
- Hard Drive, Vol. 12022
- Chora Baba Ka2023
- Phone Mila Ke2023
- PRAA2023
- HARD DRIVE Vol. 22024
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- 39,296
- Total plays
- 1,159,359
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Dilin Nair (born 16 November 1988 in Trivandrum Kerala, India) , better known by his stage name Raftaar, stylised RaftaaЯ. He was formerly a member of the urban music group Mafia Mundeer, formed by Yo Yo Honey Singh. He came into the spotlight when he split from the group and was signed to Three Records by the Punjabi band RDB. He works with Manj Musik and his wife Nindy Kaur after the split of RDB. He has also started singing, rapping, writing lyrics and producing music for Bollywood. <a href="
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Badshah snapped on the sets of Dance India Dance (cropped).jpg
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- start of work period
- 2010-00-00
- date of birth
- 1988-11-16
- social media followers
- 4072221
- Commons category
- Raftaar (rapper)
- birth name
- Kalathil Kuzhiyil Devadasan Dilin Nair
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Early and personal life
- Career
- 2008-2012: Early career, ''Mafia Mundeer'' and ''Dance India Dance''
- 2012-2017: The Titans, Swag Mera Desi and mainstream break-out
- 2017-2020: KALAMKAAR, debut album and collaborations
- 2020-present: Further collaborations and ''HARD DRIVE Vol.1 & Vol.2''
- Discography
- Albums
- EPs and Mixtapes
- Singles and collaborations
- Film music
- Television roles
- References
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- External links
Dilin Nair (born 16 November 1988), better known by his stage name Raftaar, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, music producer, composer, dancer, actor and TV personality associated with Hindi, Punjabi and Haryanvi music.
==Early and personal life== Kalathil Kuzhiyil Devadasan Dilin Nair was born on 16 November 1988 to a Delhi-based Malayali couple in Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala. Raftaar married Komal Vohra, the sister of Indian television actors Karan Vohra and Kunal Vohra, in December 2016. They filed for a divorce in 2020 and have been living separately. The legal proceedings were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were finalised on 6 October 2022.
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